Groceries for Orang Asli in Kampung Sg Tiang, Gerik - Sept 2014

For September's project, we sponsored 52 Orang Asli families, located at Sg. Tiang, Gerik. After the usual fund raising, the big day arrived. For this trip, we have a team of 16 volunteers. We were required to registered prior to event as name list needs to be submitted to the army post before going into the Orang Asli settlement. As the direct journey from Kl will take 4 hours, we decide to make it a 2 day trip.

We departed from KL for a 2 hours journey to Ipoh with a convoy of 5 cars, and purchased all the groceries in Tesco Ipoh before proceed to Gerik to send the 52 packs of 10kg rice and 52 trays of eggs to the jetty. It took us another 2 hours to reach the jetty, and unloading took awhile as bringing down the rice to the jetty is no easy walk. Once the major hurdles are cleared, we travel back to Ipoh for the night. Special thanks to Dr Azma and Roshidah for the trip arrangement and logistics.

Crazy people buying in bulk .... !

Loaded and ready to go

Heading in to jetty

Yeah.. finally arrived!

Arriving at the jetty

Boat for rent.. bring you around to fish

Long way down

Loading the rice to the boat

On our way back, we saw a giant rat..as big as an elephant!

The next day... yeah... heading in.. "business class"

Our "cargo" boat ...

Arriving at the settlement

All excited....

Revisiting the previous trip...

Arrived yesterday

Packing the items...

Packed and ready to be distributed

Ice breaking..

Giving out the groceries

Dr Azma reading out the recipients' name

The village

Thank you to all the sponsors who have contributed and volunteers who have made the trip. It was a memorable experience for all and we hope we will be able to make more of these projects. See you in our next event...

For more photos, check it out here.

Groceries For the Needies at Kg Batu Laut, Tanjung Sepat - August 2014

As we have provided the groceries to the needies in Tanjung Sepat on April 2014, we decided to come again, but this time to provide to the Muslim and Indian families. As usual, the team recee the location two weeks earlier and identify the site location, and thanks to the ketua kampung and setiausaha, everything goes smoothly as planned. The behind the scene work can be seen in the photos below, and we would like to extend our appreciation to the team from Buaya Puchong and the rest of the sponsors and volunteers.

Behind the Scene.....

Buaya Puchong team loading up the rice

Beras naik ambulan....

Appreciate the good turn out of volunteers.. makes my job easier..!

Getting ready to depart...

Oi jalan la...

Arriving at destination

Strong wind....pakai jel...else rambut koyak ni.. :)

Banner awaiting us.. TQ for such a warm welcome!

Carrying the eggs.. :P

Heavy stuff....thank you guys!

Stack up and ready to be distributed...

2400 eggs to be given out....few didnt survived due to the rough terrain...

Recipients arriving

En Azam, SetiaUsaha kampung giving his speech

Village chief giving his speech...

Dr Azma representing 1M1c - and she is learning Mandarin for future Chinese areas!

Oh NO.. telur pecah!

Giving out breads for the children

Handing out to the needies

Snapping the photographer...

*** Volunteers@Work ~ Do Not Disturb ***

The ketua kampung also provide Raya makan as part of the event! Raya makan makan! Yeah!

Awaiting for recipient to come...

Bersedia Berkhidmat... ;) Thanks guys!

Additional items for the needy families. 5 adult diapers were given away

Hamper given to 1M1c... much appreciated! :)

Makan makan la..apa lagi? :)

It was a party atmosphere... everyone had fun, food and great company. TQ Batu Laut!

Dedicate the success of this project to all the sponsors, volunteers and supporters who have helped to make this happen. Without all the support, I guess I will be asking why I simply simply click "Create Event" on Facebook and cant finish the project.. :P.. Thank you guys/gals for all the support given all these while. Not forgetting, the 2 superwoman behind the scene - Dr Azma and Roshidah for all the support and behind the scene activities as without both of you, things would be a bit harder to move..;) And lastly, dedicate this project to my Little Doraemon for his birthday.